Dad taught us to swim and ride a bike

Lazy summer days in the garden with piggy backs and water fights

Whilst Mum at keep fit, moving left to right

Sweets and treats from Walton Stores on a Wednesday night

Fresh veg from allotment all year round

Podding peas, beans and digging the ground

Holidays to Wales, rainy, windy or sunny

Always giving us pocket money

Buried in sand, head and toes exposed

Lunch of tinned hotdogs and soup from the camping Gaz stove

Forever a fan of Wakey Trinity

With chants and shouts from here to infinity

Upstairs smell of frying kippers

Dad reading the Yorkshire Post in his slippers

Teaching us to drive .... not an easy job .... but never a shout

Lifts up town for boozy nights out

Walks to Brookhouse Club for a cheeky pint and peace from us lot

Told to do our best and always give it a shot

Helping with homework and essays

Walking us down the aisle on our wedding days

Childcare for grandchildren, from walks and tears

To chatting with them in later years

Willing help with gardening and decorating

Sunday lunches, Christmases and family celebrating

Lessons remembered now we're apart

Dad always taught us to have a clean heart